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PRONUNCIATION OF THREESCORE

threescore  [ˈθriːˈskɔː] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF THREESCORE

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Threescore is a determiner.
The determinant is a modifier that provides context to the noun, often in terms of quantity and possession.

WHAT DOES THREESCORE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

threescore

60 (number)

60 (sixty) ( Listen (help·info)) is the natural number following 59 and preceding 61. Being three times 20, it is called "three score" in older literature.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH THREESCORE


eightscore
ˈeɪtˌskɔː
fourscore
ˌfɔːˈskɔː
ninescore
ˈnaɪnˌskɔː
outscore
ˌaʊtˈskɔː
overscore
ˌəʊvəˈskɔː
prescore
priːˈskɔː
rescore
riːˈskɔː
scaw
skɔː
score
skɔː
sixscore
ˈsɪksˌskɔː
Skaw
skɔː
topscore
ˈtɒpskɔː
underscore
ˌʌndəˈskɔː

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE THREESCORE

three-quarter binding
three-quarter time
three-ring circus
three-sided
three-spined stickleback
three-square
three-way
three-wheeler
threefold
threefoldness
threeness
threep
threepence
threepenceworth
threepenny
threepenny bit
threepennyworth
threeper
threescore and ten
threesome

WORDS THAT END LIKE THREESCORE

aggregate score
albacore
apgar score
Bradford score
common core
encore
full score
hard core
hardcore
manticore
over the score
raw score
scratch score
settle a score
short score
standard scratch score
TE score
the score
Travancore
vocal score

Synonyms and antonyms of threescore in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «threescore» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF THREESCORE

Find out the translation of threescore to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of threescore from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «threescore» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

六十
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

sesenta
570 millions of speakers

English

threescore
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

साठ
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

ستون
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

шестидесяти
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

sessenta
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

ষাট
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

soixante
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Threescore
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Schock
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

육십
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Pitung puluh
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

sáu mươi năm
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

அறுபது
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

साठवा
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

altmış
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

età di 60 anni
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

sześćdziesięciu
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

шістдесяти
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

șaizeci
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

threescore
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

sestig
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

sextiotvå
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

seksti
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of threescore

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «THREESCORE»

The term «threescore» is regularly used and occupies the 72.338 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «THREESCORE» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about threescore

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «THREESCORE»

Discover the use of threescore in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to threescore and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Threescore Years and Ten: Reminiscences of the Late Sophia ...
Published in 1895, this memoir gives an insight into the intellectual and social world of a prominent Victorian reformer.
Sophia Elizabeth De Morgan, Mary A. De Morgan, 2011
2
My Threescore Years and Ten: An Autobiography (1892)
This scarce antiquarian book is a selection from Kessinger Publishing's Legacy Reprint Series.
Thomas Ball, 2010
3
Life at Threescore and Ten (1871)
This scarce antiquarian book is a selection from Kessinger Publishing's Legacy Reprint Series.
Albert Barnes, 2010
4
The Englishman's Hebrew and Chaldee Concordance of the Old ...
... hundred sixty and nine 25:26. Isaac (was) threescore years old when she 46: 26. all the souls (were) threescore and six ; Lev. 12: 5. blood of her purifying threescore and six 27: 3. from twenty years old even unto sixty 7. if (it be) from sixty ...
‎1814
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The Englishman's Hebrew and Chaldee Concordance of the Old ...
12: 5. blood of her purifying threescore and six 27: 3. from twenty years old even unto sixty . 7. if (it be ) from sixty years old and above ; N'u. 1 :39.of the tribe of Dan, ( were ) threescore and two thousand and seven hundred. 2:26. were ...
George V. Wigram, 1866
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The Englishman's Hebrew & Chaldee Concordance of the Old ...
1 :39.of the tribe of Dan, ( were) threescore und two thousand and seven hundred . 2:26. were numbered of them, (were) threescore and two thousand and seven hundred. 3 : 50. took he the money ; a thousand three hundred and threescore ...
George Vicesimus Wigram, 1860
7
Threescore Years and Ten - Reminiscences of the Late Sophia ...
Originally published in 1895, This is a fascinating novel of the period and still an interesting read today.
Various, 2009
8
Threescore and Ten, Seventieth Anniversary of the First ...
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William S. Anderson, 2010
9
Live 120 Years In Good Health: Long Life for the New Creation
This standard is threescore and ten years. A “score” is twenty, so the standard is seventy years. This standard has been established in everyone's thinking. The closer a person comes to the age of threescore and ten, the more effect it has on  ...
Stan Yonker, 2008
10
A Collection of Statutes Connected with the General ...
challenge or demand of in or to the same or any of them, by reason of any right or title accrued and grown threescore years past and more, and now in esse, unless his Majesty or some of his progenitors predecessors or ancestors, or some ...
Great Britain, William David Evans, Anthony Hammond, 1836

2 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «THREESCORE»

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Threescore and Ten... Fighting Over The Mountain Goats' All Hail …
Between the message boards and editorial arm of DiS, we've always felt discussion of new records should be presented as just that - a discussion. Our humble ... «Drowned In Sound, Jul 13»
2
Threescore and 17.9: Longevity Rises
Preliminary data for 2007, released on Aug. 19, show that death rates have decreased to 760.3 per 100,000 from 776.5 in 2006, and a baby born in 2007 can ... «New York Times, Sep 09»

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